too short to be too long

it's decided.  life is too short to not be committed.

heard a quote this weekend by Tupac, talking about wanting to die for a cause, to live for a cause.

now, let's be honest, i'm not really down wit da hood (other than shoppin at hood-cub) and my ghetto-ness pretty much starts and ends with the appearance of my 'rolla, so i know i prolly don't totally "get" the full meaning of the quote.  but what i do get is that without committing your life to something, pretty much anything really, will be the only thing that matters when you're here, and also when you're no longer here.

k, hear me out.  when you're on this earth, you got a lot to do, not enough time to do it, and like adhd butterflies we flit from exciting thing to exciting thing.  which is good in some ways, right?  we get to really experience life in many forms, all of the grand things God has created for us, so many incredible adventures.  once we are no longer here though, only our memories stay alive on this earth - but if we never committed to anything, we have not created a legacy to remember, just a person.  i don't mean to sound picky or anything, but truly, what do you remember about people when they die?  it's the things that they lived for, right?  if you didn't really live for much, except your own momentary happiness, well...

my point is not nearly as clear or definite as i would like it to be, but i still feel it's implications.  committing to some one, something, somewhere... that to me is a truly beautiful life.  a committed life knows many adventures, many heartaches, many many joys - and i believe it is a core part of our humanity. yes, you can certainly disagree, there are many who feel commitment, in any form, to anything or anyone is a tragedy - in my opinion, a life without it is the most heart-breaking thing i've ever seen.